by pbsartist | Jul 16, 2009 | Uncategorized
I mentioned in an earlier entry that I had gone to Sitka Center for Art and Ecology on the Oregon coast to participate in a workshop. I think I even managed to hint at it being a bookbinding workshop…yet the results of this time have been mysteriously absent...
by pbsartist | Jul 15, 2009 | Uncategorized
Sometimes the best we can do is whisper a prayer and hold on._____________________________________________________________________I need to hear it. The arguing-the jabs of sibling rivalry-the commanding claims of big brother superiority. Oh, I need to hear it.But for...
by pbsartist | Jul 14, 2009 | Uncategorized
I really, really like to bake in the early morning. I come downstairs before the birds; before any hint of sunlight begins its creeping over the horizon; before the late night roaming wildlife have settled into their daytime hiding places. If I am not found in the...
by pbsartist | Jul 13, 2009 | Uncategorized
I’ve never had a guest room before. When visitors would come to stay the boys got condensed into each others rooms to make pillow space for the temporary bodies. I’ve acquired one this summer. Furniture is being rearranged, carpets deep cleaned, windows...
by pbsartist | Jul 9, 2009 | Uncategorized
I am painting now a days. Lots and lots of painting. With wax, with tar, with plaster, with oil, with glue, with fire. Painting. All this painting is being punctuated by regular dusting, organizing, scrubbing, pulling baby beets from my 4’x10′ garden plot...
by pbsartist | Jul 7, 2009 | Uncategorized
Today I made my favorite biscotti. These have been in my recipe file for many years; a zeroxed copy that no longer reflects its origins. I am a big fan of black licorice. When I go for candy now a days, it’s either dark chocolate with almonds or coconibs, or...
